Unit One Test Review - Scientific Method & Characteristics of Life

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What is the first step of the scientific method?

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Define the problem/ask a question.

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What was missing from our Bess Beetle Lab?

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Control Group.

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The price of gasoline is unreasonable is a(n) . . .

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Inference.

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The plant has blue flowers is an example of . . .

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Qualitative observation.

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What best defines homeostasis?

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The regulation of an organism's internal environment.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A testable prediction about the outcome of an experiment.

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What is the difference between independent and dependent variables?

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Independent variables are manipulated, while dependent variables are measured.

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What is a control group?

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A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used for comparison.

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What is qualitative observation?

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Descriptive data that can be observed but not measured.

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What is quantitative observation?

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Data that can be measured and expressed numerically.